European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 13, 1995 the stars and stripes r a Page 3army stud i is Way to Cut Ca Pat i is by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington a the army plans to Convene a reduction in Force Board next month for captains who came on Active duty in 19h6 us personnel officials con of nut to reshape the service s Post cold War officer corps. A a a a a. The army needs to trim 583 captains from the 1986 Quot year group but officials said the actual num bar of rims could be fewer than that figure depending on How Many vulnerable captains choose to leave on their own with the voluntary separation incentive and the special separation Benefit. Personnel officials have received a number of applications for voluntary separation from that year group of captains but still not enough to canc a the ref Board. The actual number of cup Tams to be riffed wont be known until just before the Board convenes. A a we re hopeful that Well be Able to gel enough volunteers but As of now we still plan to hold the Board a a personnel official said. If the Board docs Convene the Only captains from that year who will not be considered for rims arc those who arc already on a promotion list to major. The army has scheduled captains if boards before during the Ira Down but has. Always received enough voluntary separation applications to avoid going through with those boards. To Date the army has not riffed any captains during the draw Down. When army officials Drew up their original fiscal 1995 officer draw Down plan last summer they also intended to focus on captains in the 1987 group. But decisions on that group have been put off for financial reasons Quot it takes Money to separate people a the personnel official said. Another category of captains that maybe in line for involuntary separations Are those in the 1984 group who have been passed Over once for promotion. If those captains Are not selected for advancement a see Ond time when the next majors promotion Board meets in april they Wilt be riffed the personnel official said. Those captains have until March 1 to grab one of the voluntary separation programs Quot after that they vecs san tally rolled the Dice and will have to take their chances with the promotion Board Quot the official said. The financial implications arc considerable. The voluntary separation programs offer far More Money than the separation pay for rims the official said. Once the draw Down is Complete in fiscal 1997, the army expects to have about 80,300 officers Down from 103,000 in fiscal 1991. Air Force sergeant found guilty in thefts by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau a 38-year-old air Force technical sergeant has been found guilty on an array of charges stemming from an attempted armed robbery and two other thefts intended to support his gambling habit a spokesman from Spang Uhlem All Germany said thursday the ease against tech. Sgt. Michael a herring involved three separate incidents Between june and september including one in which herring used a Knic to threaten a Lloyd a insurance employee during an attempted robbery said just it Brad Felling a base spokesman officials charged herring with attempt to steal by Means of violence two counts of theft and unlawful entry. ,. Herring assigned to the 52nd trans so received a iwo year prison Sente cd a bad conduct discharge and a demotion to the lowest enlisted Grade Felling said herring also has made restitution for the Money that was stolen about $5,301. The general court martial was held Dee. 6, but the information was not released until this week. Spang Dahlum docs not routinely disclose pending court eases or jury that tried herring was comprised of five officers Felling said. In the attempted armed robbery her ring was charged with threatening the Lloyd a employee with a Large Kitchen knife Felling said. When the female pm ploy cd rebuffed his threats herring left. Herring was arrested the next Day sept 7, based on identifying information from the Lloyd a employee. In addition to lie attempted armed robbery herring was charged with stealing a Cash Box containing $138 from his units snack bar Felling said. A the needed Money to support his gambling a Felling said. Herring also smashed a window to break into the Lloyd s insurance office at Spang Dahlum on june 5, Felling said. Quot his wife was a former employee and he gained the combination to the Safe without her knowledge a Felling said. �?�1 in also Learned when Money would be available at the in that instance herring was charged with stealing $10,256 in Bank checks and drafts $1,681 in Cash and German cur Ncncy totalling 5,218 Marks or roughly $3,480 at today a Exchange rate. The Bank checks and drafts were never cashed Felling said. A 16-year Veteran of the air Force herring was the noncommissioned officer in charge of Spang Dahlum s combat readiness and resources. He is being held at the army jail in Mannheim getting physic Al ass Doyle Tillman Shane cd a Cluck 12, gives her toothpick Bridge a final review wednesday at Rumstein elementary school in Germany. The Bridge was to support a 5-Pound weight at three locations. The sixth grader and her classmates were assigned to build such Bridges As a physics lesson to illustrate that weight pushing Down on one area creates an equal Force elsewhere in the Bridge in the opposite direction said teacher Steve Falkenbury. . A Vii Hurt Bureau / Cie Belstadt Germany a the decision to close the Giebl slant army Airfield commissary for six months As part of a test to Combine Exchange and commissary resources is final Community officials said wednesday. A the Only decision yet to be made is the selection of 100 commissary items to be stocked in what will be known As the Slio Pelte in Lus. About 25 Community members a Many of whom opposed the test closure a prayed Slushy roads and cold winds to attend a meeting wednesday where they Learned that a final list of selected products has to be submitted to officials w within nine Days. Tiv i done Deal. The agreement was made Between Quot the army and air Force Exchange service the defence commissary Agency and the . Army Europe to dose the commissary for a test program said Vicki Babcock a Community family member attending the meeting. Quot la Copic Here Are getting the attitude you can to fight a a fes at a local level we either accept the program and use the shop Pelt in Lus or go downtown to Cir Nian stores. There Isnit much Choice a Babcock said. Under the proposed schedule set by-. Army ,� a commissary is to dose Jan. 2. Arid the shop Petty flus. Will open at 10 am Jan. 24, said maj. Manuel Alvarado the Giebl slant area support team commander. Quot i done to think the commissary will come Back after the test a Babcock said Quot i done to blame the military officials Here. They have tried for More than a year to keep Giebl slant. From losing facilities and Given a tentative list of 100 food items compiled from suggestions Community members now Are being asked to refine the list to ensure the Best selection of products at commissary prices is part of the test. Community members conducted surveys Over four Days to get opinions on what items were wanted Babcock said. Bui she said there was not enough time to gel an accurate accounting from everyone in the Community. A a a Quot a command newsletter was put out and received on Friday Jan. 6, asking for input from the Community. We had until monday Jan. 9, to get feedback before an answer on what items were to be selected was due. I made up 10 j surveys and got Hack 12 from Community members a Babcock said. Single soldiers assembled Jan. 6 and also gave their opinions a Babcock and other Community members also expressed concerns command level officials outside the Community were not fully communicating with can manily members and the local Chain of command. A Why do we have to learn about something important going on in the Community from the newspapers instead of hearing it from the people in charge a asked one woman who declined to give her name As. Other Community members expressed similar feelings. Quot it is unfortunate that you got the information from stars and stripes first. Its their Job to get you the news. We were caught off guard too a said col. Larry a Dodgin of the 69th air defense arty brigade refer ring to a Story published in the newspaper in november that outlined the impending changes. Community members also wondered Why test res us criteria have not been released a what does Success and failure mean a asked Bab. Cock. A we done to have the criteria yet a Alvarado said. Quot Usa eur is compiling the information to Monitor the test but it Isnit ready yet. We done to know what the criteria is a. A. Questions also remain about How the program will be administered and verified. Quot your questions Are questions but Well have to Forward them up. Through channels since we done to have answers at this level a said Alvarado. A a we la get answers and make sure the Community gets the word when we a a
